# 116-hr-5637: Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act 116-hr-5637, Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5637 - As of: 2025-11-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 116-hr-5637 - Congress: 116 - Title: Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act - Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. - Introduced: 2020-01-16 - Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA) - Cosponsors: 53 - Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security - Touches household money: no - Last recorded action: 2025-11-18 ## Summary Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified diseases becoming manifest in certain veterans to a degree of disability of 10% or more within 15 years of the veteran's separation from active military, naval, or air service. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases or disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. Veterans addressed by this bill are those who (1) trained in fire suppression, and (2) served on active duty in a military occupational specialty or career field with a primary responsibility of firefighting or damage control for at least five years in the aggregate. ## Cosponsors (53) - Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-02-18T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-02-18T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-05-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z ## Related bills - 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act - 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act - 116-hr-724: PACT Act - 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act - 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act - 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019 ## Sources - [116-hr-5637 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5637) ## Related - [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382) - [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980) - [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724) - [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379) - [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830) - [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5637 (as of 2025-11-18).